Hope Scholarship Tutoring in Charleston Area

The Charleston metro area is home to West Virginia's largest school district. Kanawha County Schools enrolled 23,101 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the WVDE Education Snapshot — more than any other district in the state. The system includes urban schools in Charleston proper, suburban campuses in the Kanawha Valley, and rural schools in the county's eastern reaches.

Statewide, about one in five West Virginia public school students receives special education services — between 40,000 and 50,000 students on IEPs, according to West Virginia Public Broadcasting. That proportion has been growing even as overall enrollment declines. As Rachel Brown, the autism and intellectual disabilities curriculum specialist for Kanawha County Schools, told WV Public Broadcasting: "Everyone's overworked because our numbers keep rising." Families exploring alternatives can learn how to apply for the Hope Scholarship.

For Charleston-area families, the mix of urban and rural presents unique challenges. The city of Charleston has more service options than surrounding counties — but families in Boone, Clay, and parts of Putnam County often face long drives to access specialized services. Private evaluations, speech therapy, and occupational therapy can require trips to Charleston or even out-of-state providers.

This is where online tutoring changes the equation. A family in rural Clay County has the same access to our autism specialists as a family in downtown Charleston. Hope Scholarship funding covers the full cost, and sessions happen wherever the student has internet access.